Calf-feeder.



J. MOORE. CALI FEEDER.v

APPLIOATIONIILED JUNE-2, 1910.

1,002,426. I Patented Sept. 5, 191 1.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MOORE, OF WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA.

GALE-FEEDER.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN Moons, of the city of Winnipeg, in the Provinceof Manitoba, Canada, have invented certain new -and useful Improvementsin Calf-Feeders,

It consists essentially in a pail having a suitable cover, cross barssecured to the top and extending downwardly to the sides of the pail, anipple carried by the cover, a tube passing from the nipple to theinterior of the pail, a strainer secured to the end of the tube andmeans for releasably securing the nipplerto the cover, the parts beingarranged and constructed as hereinafter more particularly described.

The invention is illustrated in the ac companying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a vertical section view through a pail provided with myinvention, section being taken in the plane denoted by the line X X,Fig. 2, certain parts being shown in a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a planview of my invention. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed sectional viewthrough the nipple tubing and cover.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in each figure.

1 represents a liquid retaining receptacle such as a milk pail in whichis tightly inserted a wooden cover or top 2 the cover carrying crossbars 3 and 4 counter-sunk therein and having their ends extendingdownwardly against the sides of the pail at, 5.

6 is a flexible rubber tube secured to a rubber nipple 7 the nipplehaving a solid flaring base 8 and central duct 9 opening into the tube.A sieve 10 is secured to the lower end of the tube and the whole isattached to the pail by passing the flexible tube upwardly through anopening 2 formed in the cover and then securing the nipple to theSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 2, 1910.

Patented Sept. 5, 1911.

Serial No. 564,664.

open end of the tube. The base of the nipple rests on the upper face ofthe cover and is held from passing upwardly by two swingable clampingplates 11 and 12 pivotally secured to the cover at 13. The plates areconstructed so that they will close over the base of the nipple and holdit tightly to the upper face of the cover.

When it is desired to clean the parts it is only necessary to swing theplates in the directions indicated by the arrows A and B clear of thenipple base, draw the tube upwardly by grasping the nipple and thenremove the nipple. The tube can then be withdrawn free of the cover. Theplates are held in position by friction between their contacting faces,but, if necessary, a short pin C may be used to hold them in place.

I have found in practice that it is desirable to tie a loose knot in thetube in order to make the feeding slower.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A feeder comprising a pail, a tight fitting cover for the pail, aflexible tubing passing centrally through the cover and into the pail, anipple secured to the tubing, said nipple having an enlarged base andclamp ing plates releasably securing the nipple to the cover, as and forthe purpose specified.

2. A feeder comprising a pail, a cover fitting the pail tightly, crossbars countersunk in the cover and with their ends turned downwardlyagainst the sides of the pail, a flexible tubing passing centrallythrough the cover and into the pail, a sieve at the lower end of thetubing, a nipple secured to the upper end of the tubing and having anenlarged base piece resting on the cover and opposing clamping platesswingably secured to the cover and designed to pass over the JOHN MOORE.

Witnesses:

G. S. ROXBURGH, J. K. ELKIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

